2008 International Arbitration Conference in Taipei: Mediation, Arbitration and Recent Development
Hosted by
Arbitration Association of the Republic of China (AAROC)
And
Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH)
November 21, 2008, Taipei
Venue: Conference Room of CAA
8:30- 9:00 Registrations
9:00- 9:10 Opening Remarks
Chairman Nigel N.T.Li, Arbitration Association of the ROC
Professor Chang-Fa Lo, College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
9:10-9:40 Keynote Speech
Professor De Vareilles-Sommières (Professor of Law, the Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne)
Topic: Public Order and Recognition of the Arbitral Award in International Commercial Arbitration
9:40-11:20 Session I: Theory and Development of Mediation in Asia and Elsewhere
Chair: Doctor Stephan Wilske, Partner of Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart office
Speakers:
Professor Laurence Boulle (Acting Dean of Bond University Faculty of Law)
Topic: The Dynamics of Mediation Practice - Comparative and International Developments
Mr. Loong Seng Onn（Executive Director, Singapore Mediation Centre）
Topic: Institutionalised Commercial Mediation in Singapore
Professor Peter Malanczuk
(C.V. Starr Professor of Law, Peking University, School of Transnational Law)
Topic: Recent Development of Mediation in Hong Kong
Ms. Angela Lin （Partner of Lee & Li, Attorneys-at-Law）
Topic：Mediation in Taiwan
11:20-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Session II: Institutional Mediation, Ad Hoc Mediation and Their Relations with Arbitration
Chair: Professor Tsai-yu Lin, Professor of Law, Department of International Business, Soochow University
Speakers:
Professor Ing-loong Yang（Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, International lawyers）
Topic: Med-Arb in mainland China: a great Chinese invention or a recipe for disaster?
Professor Winnie Ma (Assistant Professor of Bond University Faculty of Law)
Topic: Lis pendens (parallel proceedings) and Arbitration -- the International Law Association's recommendations in 2006
12:30- 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30- 16:20
Session III: Mediations for Different Kinds of Disputes, such as IPR, Government Contract, Construction, Labor Disputes, etc.
Chair: Professor Laurence Boulle, Acting Dean of Bond University Faculty of Law
Speakers:
Mr. Philip Yang（President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group）
Topic: Mediation and Arbitration for Intellectual Property Rights Disputes
Professor Aya Yamada (Professor of Kyoto University, Faculty of Law)
Topic: The Impact of ADR Law of 2004: Liberalization or Legalization?
Professor Chang-fa Lo (Professor of National Taiwan University College of Law)
Topic: The Strengthened Evaluative Style of Mediation in Government Procurement Disputes in Taiwan: Changing the Nature of Mediation?
Professor Tsai-yu Lin (Professor of Law, Department of International Business, Soochow University)
Topic: Arbitration as an Alternative Dispute Resolution within the WTO: A Perspective on Intellectual Property Dispute
Ms. Helena Chen（Partner of Formosan Borthers, Attorneys-at-Law）
Topic: Mediation for Government Contract in Taiwan
16:20- 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:50
Session IV: Recent Development of the New York Convention
Chair: Professor Chang-Fa Lo, College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Speakers:
Doctor Stephan Wilske (Partner of Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart office)
Topic: 50th Anniversary of the New York Convention: A Success Story or an Outdated Text (or Both)? - A Critical Analysis -
Professor Jarrod Wong (Assistant Professor, Pacific University McGeorge School of Law)
Topic: Is the Prodigal Child Coming Home? U.S. Courts, Interim Measures and the New York Convention
Wei-jen Chen (LL.M. Candidate, National Taiwan University College of Law)
Topic: Determining “appropriate” Procedural and Evidential Rules of International Commercial Arbitration: In the Perspective of Enforcement under the New York Convention
17:50- 18:00
Closing Remarks
Chairman Nigel N.T.Li, Arbitration Association of the ROC
Professor Chang-Fa Lo, College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
